Dogging offences

Susan Hall: For each of the years July 16 to June 17, July 17 to June 18 and July 18 to June 19, how many instances of dogging have been detected in London?

The Mayor: The activity of ‘dogging’, where individuals engage in sexual acts in a public or semi-public place or watching others doing so, is not a specific offence under English Law.
Prosecution may be possible for a number of offences such as exposure under section 66 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, or for the common law offence of outraging public decency. However, there is no way for the MPS to identify which, if any, of these crimes recorded may be linked to engaging in or watching public sex without reading each individual crime report which would take a disproportionate amount of time, therefore, they are not able to provide the data requested. However, if any Assembly Member has a particular concern about this issue in a specific location or geographical area, the MPS would advise them to contact their Local Neighbourhood Team.